New 2018 Honda Civic Type R

This car is a sports modification of the well-known Civic. For the first time, a sports variation tried to get to the wounds back in 1991, but the official presentation took place only in 1997.

Initially, the car was produced only on the sites of Japan and was intended only for use in the country and for its markets. The first engine was an atmospheric power unit with a capacity of 185 horses with a volume of 1.6 liters. After 4 years, the second generation came out, in 2007 the third appeared. Now, car enthusiasts expect the next, fourth generation sports version of the car, which will appear on sale in the near future.

2018 Type R Exterior

The car has a dynamic and aggressive appearance, as if a predator is preparing for a strong jump. The front and rear bumpers are monumental and equipped with large air intakes. The main optics are very narrow and have a complex design with large filling, stretching to the radiator grill. The fake grate, in turn, received a coarse-mesh design, decorated in the middle with the Honda sign. The lower air intake received a special plastic trim. Near the vertical air intakes are located round foglights. The hood has a figured design with a large air intake, ribs and stamping lines, and the front is trimmed with a grill trim.

The front struts are at an acute angle, the roof has become rounded, and the car ends with a sloping stern. The window line is located high enough, and the doors of the new items are decorated with ribs and special lines. Wheel arches are round and convex, and the wheels are equipped with 20-inch wheels and low-profile tires. Side sills are closed with plastic overlays. The large-sized rear-view mirrors have received huge dimensions and mounted repeaters of turning lights. At the bottom of the back door is a huge spoiler, but it doesn’t really interfere with the view of the driver. The taillights received LED design and a C-shape, the exhaust pipe diffusers are built in shape and are located in the center.

Interior

The inner world of the car immediately becomes interesting and original due to the scarlet inserts, which are quite numerous here, and they immediately characterize the car as a Japanese model. The front panel has received a complex shape with a red border deflectors of the climate system. The panel itself contains three devices that are located separately, and the backlight itself received a red light. In the middle of the center console, a multimedia installation with a large touch screen is installed. Immediately below the display, buttons, keys for car systems and climate control are installed.

The seats received red trim and a special anatomical shape, the head restraints are mounted in the backs and received a number of different adjustments, as well as a special memory for 2 positions set by the driver. The multimedia multifunction steering wheel received a three-spoke design and red inserts, in addition, the lower part of the steering wheel received an original cut. The armrest here is small, has a recess for the cup holder and a department for various little things. The rear row of seats can provide comfort only for two adult passengers, the third will have to endure the protrusion in the middle of the second row, as well as the unevenness that appears due to the armrest.

Technical specifications

Vehicle Dimensions:

• length - 4.52 m;
• width - 1.9 m;
• height - 1.48 m;
• distance between axles - 2.7 m.

Gasoline power unit received 4 cylinders. In fact, the previous generation engine was used, but it was greatly modernized and improved. The two-liter engine has a capacity of 320 horsepower, and the torque is 400 N * m.

The hatchback weighs 1.4 tons, acceleration from 0 to 100 will take 5.7 seconds for the sports version, and the maximum speed of the car is 270 kilometers per hour. Transmission - 6-speed manual transmission, front-wheel drive.

Start of sales in the domestic market and the cost of a car

Initially, the car began to be sold in England this summer, in Europe it will have to wait closer to the end of 2017. The cost of the basic configuration is 32 thousand pounds, which equals 39 thousand euros, in translation into our currency it is about 2.7 million rubles. Whether the 5th generation of the sports version of the hatchback will be sold on the domestic market is still unknown.